March 18th, 2010 by Jeremy

Throughout the last three years, I have been slowly digesting “The Creation of Health” by Carolyn Myss. Over the weekend, I read something that resonated very strongly with me. Here is the passage:

“…I personally maintain that accidents – that is, random events in which one or thousands are victimized – are also events that are co-created.”

In essence, Myss claims that accidents, like diseases and abnormalities within the human body, are signals that the mind generates to surface the symptoms of a deeper problem. This is further illustrated by a passage following the above:

“[Accidents are] experiences that are created through the unconscious discharging of negative energy, in particular, anger and tension. Dropping things, breaking objects, car collisions, hitting one’s knee on a desk corner are all examples of this category of accident.”

The capstone of this idea is actually mentioned slightly earlier in the discussion by Norman Sheely, PHD. He states:

“Although many physicians have an intuitive feeling that a high number of automobile accident victims and Worker’s Compensation victims try to take advantage of the economic consequences of the accident, my own experience with these patients is that it is easier to say that my back hurts than that ‘my marriage is falling apart’ or that ‘I am not successful at my job.’”

Most people to whom I have spoken bring up accidents and other fortuitous events to dispel the power that choice has in one’s life. As it is the viewpoint of two very educated and open-minded retainers of the PHD standard, the idea that subconscious manifestations of events that bring our lives and minds to a temporary halt are, in fact, created by the person experiencing them is now more than just ’something to consider’. Yet, no matter the source of the information, it certainly does not hurt to consider for a moment that the right choices in the important areas of your life do empower you.

As it stands, I am of the opinion that people who do not hold themselves personally accountable for all that happens in their lives are actually afraid of possessing such power. This kind of person finds comfort in the blaming of others for things that have happened to them, and further justify the poor reaction to that situation. As I witness such behaviour, it is not far from my mind that there are a lot of people that maintain a teetering balance between being animals and humans. They want the responsibility of an animal, yet when it comes time to be disciplined, these people what to be judged as humans. It makes no sense to me what joy can be found in a life like this, save for the seemingly justified ‘comfort’ in that ‘things do not have to change’ mentality. In other words, it’s easy.

These days, we live in a society in which the weak survive and the strong are made to carry the weak through. For people who make choices, it is time to consider what life would be like without the ‘excess baggage.’ We don’t go to work every day and do the right thing because it’s easy- no, we live as we do because it’s rewarding. We feel it in our hearts. We know we did the right thing.

For the strong out there, I challenge you to define which choices you are making for yourself and which choices you are making that are inconsequential to your path through life. Once you have done so, shorten your list and choose to live a life in which you are virtuously the most important person in your life. Without you, your life is meaningless.

Finally, knowing what you know, stay focused on your purpose. As your awareness projects outwardly in love and discipline, you will find yourself to be less ‘accident prone’. Your toes and your car will love you for it.